The latest: More award season fallout over waivers; Mark it with a B; And Interim interludes...People's Choice Awards revamped
Ceremony nixed after Writers Guild of America denies waiver Faced with the prospect of a broadcast without celebrities, "People's Choice Awards" has scrapped its Shrine Auditorium ceremony next month.
WGA strike taking toll on L.A.
Labor issue could cost up to $2.5 billion
WGA seeking interim agreements
Guild in discussions with signatory companies
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I'm so happy about this.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a huge reliance Hollywood has on writers/actors. Greedy studios must stop shafting or face consequences. UNION!
Here's another take on "economics" - 2.5 Billion? Not according to an AP article:
"Meanwhile, economists told committee although strike is costly to the local economy, it's not crippling.
"This strike wont kill the L.A. economy, but will act as a break," said Jack Kyser of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
Jerry Nickelsburg, an economist for the University of California at Los Angeles' quarterly Anderson Forecast, predicted if the strike lasts as long as 1988's writers walkout of 153 days, overall net loss would wind up at about $380 million, only about 0.1 percent of the overall Los Angeles economy."